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Dean Jobb

About the Author

Dean Jobb is the author of The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream, winner of the inaugural CrimeCon CLUE Award for true crime book of the year and longlisted for the American Library Association’s Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. His previous books include Empire of Deception, which the New York Times Book Review called “intoxicating and impressively researched” and the Chicago Writers Association named the Nonfiction Book of the Year. Esquire magazine has hailed him as “a master of narrative nonfiction.” Jobb has written for major newspapers and magazines, including the Chicago Tribune and Toronto’s Globe and Mail and his monthly true crime column, “Stranger Than Fiction,” appears in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. He is a professor at the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he teaches in the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction program.
 

By the Author

A Gentleman and a Thief
A Gentleman and a Thief

A Gentleman and a Thief

by Dean Jobb

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The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream
The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream

The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream

by Dean Jobb

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Empire of Deception
Empire of Deception

Empire of Deception

by Dean Jobb

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Events

July 2024

  • A Discussion with Dean Jobb

    The Book Stall hosts Dean Jobb in conversation with Pulitzer prize-winning author Jonathan Eig. Registration is required.

    The Book Stall | Winnetka, IL

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  • In Conversation with Cathryn Price

    RJ Julia Booksellers hosts Dean Jobb in conversation with author Cathryn Price.

    RJ Julia Booksellers | Madison, CT

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  • In Conversation with Abbott Kahler

    The Mysterious Bookshop hosts Dean Jobb in conversation with bestselling author Abbott Kahler.

    The Mysterious Bookshop | New York, NY

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  • In Conversation with Holly Smith

    Politics & Prose hosts Dean Jobb in conversation with editor-in-chief of the Washington Independent Review Holly Smith.

    Politics & Prose | Washington D.C.

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  • In Conversation with Deborah Blum

    Newtonville Books hosts Dean Jobb in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Deborah Blum.

    Newtonville Books | Newton, MA

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  • Virtual Discussion

    Ashland Public Library hosts Dean Jobb for a virtual discussion. Registration required.

    Zoom | Online

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